President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Prime Minister of Great Britain Rishi Sunak signed a historic security agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This document became the first in the field of security agreements and is the embodiment of the agreements reached at the Vilnius NATO Summit.
The agreement, which is called "Agreement on cooperation in the field of security", provides for the security obligations of Great Britain towards Ukraine before its accession to NATO. This allows Ukraine to receive security guarantees from one of the partner countries.
President Zelenskyy expressed his conviction that if similar guarantees had been received in 1991, the war in Ukraine could have been avoided. He emphasized the importance of this document as a real step towards strengthening international security and cooperation.
For his part, Rishi Sunak noted that this is "the first of the security assurances" that Ukraine receives and emphasized the role of Great Britain in providing Ukraine with lethal weapons and other important resources.
The contract is valid for ten years with the possibility of extension. However, in the case of Ukraine's accession to NATO, the security obligations will end and will be integrated into the Alliance system.
What else is known so far:
-guaranteed annual financial assistance in the amount of 2.5 billion pounds ($ 3 billion).
This is the largest aid from Britain since February 2022. -expanding cooperation in intelligence and cyber security;
- this is the first agreement in the field of security agreements to implement the agreements in Vilnius between NATO and Ukraine.
This document is an important step on Ukraine's path to strengthening its international status and security.
